Allowances while getting an income support payment
Some work related allowances are assessable income and can affect your payment amount.
- Work
- Working
Being on a Centrelink payment while you're working
When you get a Centrelink payment while you’re working, you might have a few questions about what happens next.
- Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
- Centrelink online account help guides
Centrelink online account help - Report employment income
Follow this guide to report your employment income and Job Plan requirements using your Centrelink online account.
- Manage your money
- Tax time
How to prepare for tax time
Find out what you may need from us to prepare for tax time.
Income
Most types of income count in your income test. We use this and your assets test to assess if you can get a payment, and to calculate your rate of payment.
- Manage your money
- Tax time
What to do at tax time
Find out what you need to do after each financial year at tax time if you get a payment from us.
- If you need to attend an assessment
- What happens during and after the assessment
If you have a reduced capacity to work
If you have a medical condition that affects your ability to work, you’ll need to tell us. You may have a reduced capacity to work but we’ll need to assess this.
Assets test for allowances
We use the assets test to help us work out if you can be paid an allowance and how much you'll get.
- Managing your money
- Manage your money
What you need to do at tax time
Find out what you need to know and do at tax time, if you get a payment or service from us.
- Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
- Centrelink online account help guides
Centrelink online account help - Upload documents
Instructions on how to upload and submit documents using your Centrelink online account.